precise
/pɹɪˈsaɪs/prih-SYS
/pɹɪˈsaɪs/prih-SYS
Meaningcut short in front
Common meaning: exact
- prebefore
- ciscut; fell, killLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 261 · scan
‘before’ + ‘cut’ → precise
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin caedō ‘cut; fell, kill’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry caedō, p. 261 · dictionary scan
Roots
- caedō, cecīdī, caesum Latin “cut; fell, kill”
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